Having just played yesterday, the McClave Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Simla Cubs at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when McClave challenged Kit Carson on Friday. McClave really took it to Kit Carson for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-27 win. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Mason Barr
| 02/14/25 @ Kit Carson | 20 |
| 01/23/25 @ Limon | 17 |
| 02/08/25 @ Fowler | 14 |
| 12/20/24 vs Kit Carson | 12 |
| 02/01/25 vs Holly | 11 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McClave to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Barr, who went 8-for-12 en route to 20 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Barr a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Bronniman, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 13 points along with six assists and three steals.
McClave smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds every time they've taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Simla came tearing into Thursday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 70-42 win over the Eagles. The Cubs pushed the score to 61-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Simla pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points over those games. As for McClave, their record now sits at 16-2.
Things could have been worse for McClave, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-44 loss to Simla when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can McClave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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